Week 6 | Session 3 - Game Over - April 29, 2020

This is the same content covered in Lesson 5.3 in the independent Create with Code Course.

What you will make:

• When a “good” target drops below the sensor at the bottom of the screen, the targets will stop spawning and a “Game Over” message will display across the screen. Just underneath the “Game Over” message will be a “Reset Game” button that reboots the game and resets the score, so the player can enjoy it all over again.

What you will learn:

• Make UI elements appear and disappear with .SetActive
• Use Script Communication and Game states to have a working “Game Over” screen
• Restart the game using a UI button and Scene Management

To participate in this session and follow along, you need:

• Unity 2018.4 installed
• An up-to-date project open in Unity:
  • If you have followed along with us this week and have your own project ready, you are good to go!
  • You can also download the instructor's up-to-date project and import it (If you don't know how to import a project, you can read how here)

If this is your first Create with Code live learning session, you can catch up by:

1. Following along with the recordings of our previous live learning sessions
2. Completing the same lessons in the independent Create with Code Course

*Note - it is not necessary for you to catch up, but it is recommended for an ideal learning experience.

If you missed this session, you can catch up with the video below.

If you missed this session, you can catch up with the video below.

Get caught up:

If you were not able to finish the session along with the instructors, you can catch up by:

1. Re-watching this recorded session when it is posted in Step 3 above at 3am PT (10am UCT) the morning after this session's date
2. Picking up where you left off in Lesson 5.3 of the independent Create with Code Course

Bonus Challenges:

• Experiment with new features (after making a backup)
  • When the game starts, program a “3, 2, 1, Go!” countdown to appear in the middle of the screen before objects start spawning
  • Program click-and-drag swiping functionality instead of clicking, including generating a trail where the mouse has swiped
  • [Difficult] Program “High Score” screen functionality on the game over screen
• Look ahead to the next lesson
  • If you want to go ahead and preview what we'll be covering in the next session, you can give it a try in Lesson 5.4 of the independent Create with Code Course.